Some folks may not be familiar with the extreme state budget cutting measures that took place in “The Kansas Experiment,” I encourage everyone to look it up. That experiment was a disaster. Montana’s legislature is now trying to take us down that path. Trickle Down Economics are proven to rig an economy against the average […]

To Bozeman Hospital Board of Directors: I am a retired emergency physician living in Bozeman. For 35 years I took psychiatric patients from Bozeman, by ambulance and sheriff transfer, to Helena, Missoula and Billings Emergency Departments. After all that work for Bozeman, I expect you to pay attention to what I am telling you. First […]

The Violence Against Women Act was allowed to lapse in 2019 by the Trump administration. Now, with an amended act having been brought forth in the House on March 17, 2021, 172 Republicans voted against it. And this was less than 24 hours after a mass shooter killed seven women in Atlanta Georgia. More women […]

We believe the Chronicle does a disservice to their readers when they leave pertinent information out of an article. Case in point: In the BDC on March 14, there were two articles regarding bills in the current session. House Bill 224 and House Bill 138 are both related to trapping in Montana. The Chronicle reported […]

Steve Daines, along with his right-wing ideologues, has a history of using sloppy and misinformed language. For example, in the Deb Haaland hearing, he spouted, “I’m not convinced the congresswoman can divorce her radical views and represent what’s best for Montana and all stakeholders in the West.” This is despite the evidence establishing that even […]

Scapegoating people of Asian descent for the COVID pandemic apparently feels justified by some but is a tragedy for all of us. I am sad and angry over the recent murder of 8 people in the Atlanta area, including 6 women of Asian descent. S.C. Park, H.J. Grant, S. Kim, Y. A. Yue, D.A. Yaun, […]

Montanans are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our vaccines are safe and effective, COVID cases are falling thanks to the tireless efforts of our frontline health care workers, and spring is on the horizon. But even with this good news, we still have work to do before we […]

In November 2020, almost 60% of Montana voters said yes to ballot initiative I-190 to have 49.5% of the tax revenue from the sale of marijuana go to conservation, habitat, state parks and trails, and public lands. Since our State Parks alone have a $25 million backlog of maintenance, I thought that was a good […]

As a family physician who has worked with transgender individuals, I am alarmed by bills in the current Montana Legislature session that target the LGBTQ community. Bills that would intrude on the doctor patient relationship by barring discussion of health care options with trans youth and their families, and place barriers for these youth to […]

I see that another Trump believer has been arrested (Cavanaugh from Bozeman) for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Wonderful! I cannot understand how so many people could be so gullible at believing Trump’s lies that the election was stolen. I do hope that the FBI arrestees are given federal sentences without parole. Perhaps that […]